Public school · Riverdale Joint Unified

Fipps Primary

21320 South Feland, Riverdale · Grades TK–3

Students, 2024–25

394

students in grades TK–3, as the state counted them.

No Scope ScoreFipps Primary has no 2026 Scope Score.

Near California in English, well below in math: 35% and 23% scored Proficient or Advanced in grade 3, spring 2026, against 44% and 47%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 3: 95
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 390,924 in English and 391,944 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Fipps Primary say about itself?

We haven’t read Fipps Primary’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open fipps.rjusd.org (opens in a new tab)

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 29% to 35% and math from 21% to 23%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 3. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202648%44%CaliforniaCalifornia35%Fipps PrimaryThis school

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202654%47%CaliforniaCalifornia23%Fipps PrimaryThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now.

English, grade 3: share at the top two levels
SpringFipps PrimaryCaliforniaTested here
201748%44%104
201857%48%113
201951%49%94
202238%42%104
202331%43%90
202437%43%79
202529%44%82
202635%44%95
Math, grade 3: share at the top two levels
SpringFipps PrimaryCaliforniaTested here
201754%47%104
201858%49%113
201959%50%94
202239%44%105
202334%45%90
202430%46%79
202521%46%82
202623%47%95

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Below California in English; well below it in math.

English

35%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

3431269
California44%

Math

23%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

443321
California47%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 3, spring 2026, 35% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 23% in math, against 44% and 47% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 3 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 3, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced; across California, math doesn’t trail. The grade 3 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 3 · This school9%26%31%34%95
English, grade 3 · California24%20%23%33%390,924
Math, grade 3 · This school2%21%33%44%95
Math, grade 3 · California22%25%22%31%391,944

Spring 2026, grade 3 combined: 95 tested in English, 95 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 91% of students. 44 of 409 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

11in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (44 of 409 students).

Suspensions: 0.2% of students were suspended at least once (1 of 414).

Students, 2024–25

394

students in grades TK–3.

Hispanic or Latino 91%White 8%

Family income

93%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 365 of 394. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

25

teachers, with 13 years of experience on average.

8% were in their first year.

100% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

32%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (31 of 98 students).

Riverdale Joint Unified: 41%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino91%
White8%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 23 of 23 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored well below the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 88 tested36%California 33%
  • Low-incomeMath · 88 tested23%California 36%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 83 tested37%California 34%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 83 tested23%California 37%
  • English learnersEnglish · 39 tested18%California 15%
  • English learnersMath · 39 tested8%California 22%

23% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 3, spring 2026), against 37% for the same group across California. Low-income students and English learners also scored well below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 3, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 3 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Riverdale Joint Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 88 tested
English36%036%+333%
Math23%+122%−1336%
Hispanic or Latino · 83 tested
English37%+136%+334%
Math23%+122%−1437%
English learners · 39 tested
English18%018%+315%
Math8%08%−1422%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Riverdale Joint Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

White students and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would staff tell you?

Staff in this district cannot yet answer a short set of questions about Fipps Primary. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  2. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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Staff can’t answer for this school yet

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Fipps Primary has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.

Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26

67

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

Money

Where does the money go?

$21,341 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student. Riverdale Joint Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $30 million.

$21,341

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$15,000
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,341
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,253
  • Fipps Primary$21,341
  • California elementary schools$20,288

The district and California figures combine their elementary schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 5,053 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Riverdale Joint Unified’s yearly plan

$30million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$7million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 6 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $30 million of $34 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Riverdale Joint Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27.

The neighborhood

What is the area around Fipps Primary like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 93656. They are not figures for the families at Fipps Primary.

Typical household income in a year

$72,333

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 93656.

Typical home value
$294,600
People who live in this ZIP code
7,172
Typical age
30.8 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
8%

What you can do

Who can act on Fipps Primary’s results?

Riverdale Joint Unified’s board decides Fipps Primary’s plan.

When the plan is set

Riverdale Joint Unified’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

Read the 2026–27 plan (LCAP, PDF)

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Fipps Primary in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 5 questions to Fipps Primary. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?32% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (31 of 98 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?65% in English and 77% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 3, spring 2026 (95 students tested in each); California: 56% and 53%
  3. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Fipps Primary, and how do I get in?

Ask Riverdale Joint Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Fipps Primary
    Grades TK–3
  2. Middle
    Scope Score 75Developing · 49th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High
    Scope Score 72Developing · 35th percentile · 2025Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Riverdale Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 75 · Developing · 49th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

  • Riverdale High

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 35th percentile · high · 2025

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: Riverdale High
Riverdale HighScope Score 72 · Developing · 35th percentile · 2025estimated path

An inferred path through a middle-school overlap points to Riverdale High. UC records 5 enrollees from Riverdale High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 11 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. If a child starting here today later attended Riverdale High, that would be around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 78% of the students who finished high school at Riverdale High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

5 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 11 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Riverdale High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Fipps Primary?

Address
21320 South Feland, Riverdale 93656Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Gina DanielsAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 3 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Riverdale Joint Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grade 3, spring 2026, 9% scored Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 2% in math. 65% scored below the standard in English and 77% in math. See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

11 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (44 of 409), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 0.2% of students (1 of 414) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 9 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
9
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 3 · ELA · 20269534.74%9.47%25.26%31.58%33.68%2393.5
All Grades · ELA · 20269534.74%9.47%25.26%31.58%33.68%not on file
Grade 3 · Math · 20269523.16%2.11%21.05%32.63%44.21%2388.1
All Grades · Math · 20269523.16%2.11%21.05%32.63%44.21%not on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 2 individual grade–subject records; 2 records with a positive known tested count.

0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 0 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 3 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 3959%26%31%34%35%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 3952%21%33%44%23%

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English959%35%
2026 · Math952%23%
2025 · English8215%29%
2025 · Math827%21%
2024 · English7914%37%
2024 · Math796%30%
2023 · English9017%31%
2023 · Math9010%34%
2022 · English10415%38%
2022 · Math10510%39%
2019 · English9417%51%
2019 · Math9415%59%
2018 · English11326%57%
2018 · Math11314%58%
2017 · English10416%48%
2017 · Math10412%54%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English8229%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math8221%
2024 · Grade 3 · English7937%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math7930%
2023 · Grade 3 · English9031%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math9034%
2022 · Grade 3 · English10438%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math10539%
2019 · Grade 3 · English9451%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math9459%
2018 · Grade 3 · English11357%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math11358%
2017 · Grade 3 · English10448%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math10454%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Low-income8836%
Hispanic or Latino8337%
English learners3918%

Shown as reported, with no comparison.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 12 in 100 → 2025–26 · 11 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.5% (2 of 421) → 2025–26 · 0.2% (1 of 414) · −0.3 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female12 in 10010 in 100
Male11 in 10012 in 100
Hispanic or Latino10 in 10012 in 100
White7 of 501 of 33
Students with disabilities8 of 4913 of 69
English learners9 in 1006 in 100
Homeless9 of 364 of 24
Military families2 of 112 of 14
Low-income12 in 10011 in 100
All students11 in 10011 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,706 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 1,488 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,708 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 394

Central federal expenditures attributed here$545 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 394

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,214 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 59%Instruction support 7%Student services 10%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 15%Other 3%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$18,472,24158.84%59%
Instruction support$2,312,9107.37%7%
Student services$3,204,06710.21%10%
Administration$1,890,6116.02%6%
Buildings & maintenance$4,600,15914.65%15%
Other$915,4612.92%3%
Total$31,395,448100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $31,395,448 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,706 per pupil
2020$13,640 per pupil
2019$14,576 per pupil
2018$13,126 per pupil
2017$12,323 per pupil
Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 93656 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93656 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$72,333
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)8%
ZIP-area population7,172
Median age30.8 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 93656 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.